- Date
- 2002-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-servicehealthcare
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
AMVETS Post 46 listed community projects including a proposed $500 scholarship for Beaver Island graduates, litter pickup and road beautification, a possible Post Office flagpole, and a medically necessary round-trip flight. The notice also records a Pearl Harbor remembrance gathering at the Shamrock. By August, the Post described pancake breakfasts, a pig roast, parade participation, and beautification work as scholarship fundraising.
Evidence limits
The list mixes proposals and reported assistance; it does not establish that each proposed project was funded or completed.
Sources
- Lists a proposed $500 scholarship for Beaver Island high-school graduates, litter pickup and road beautification, a proposed Post Office flagpole, a medically necessary round-trip flight paid for an Island National Guard family, and a Pearl Harbor remembrance gathering. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the AMVETS project notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, August 2002, “The Amvets March On.”Explains that AMVETS pancake breakfasts, a pig roast, parade activity, Main Street beautification, and additional breakfasts were raising money for a scholarship intended for a post-freshman college student. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the AMVETS fundraising follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island AMVETS Post 46 proposes scholarships, litter pickup, a flagpole, and medical travel assistance”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-post-46-community-projects-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2002, “AMVET Post #46 Community Projects.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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